. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . eek, about forty miles from the fort,where they would be able to hunt bufialoes for their subsistence. Hepromised them that their families should not be disturbed, and that hewould represent their feelings to the higher authorities, who, he doubtednot, would renew kindly intercourse with them. The Indian village, thuslocated at Sand creek, numbered about one hundred lodges, or five hun-dred persons, of whom fully two thirds were women and children. On the 28th of November, Colonel Chivington reach
. The history of the Civil War in the United States: its cause, origin, progress and conclusion . eek, about forty miles from the fort,where they would be able to hunt bufialoes for their subsistence. Hepromised them that their families should not be disturbed, and that hewould represent their feelings to the higher authorities, who, he doubtednot, would renew kindly intercourse with them. The Indian village, thuslocated at Sand creek, numbered about one hundred lodges, or five hun-dred persons, of whom fully two thirds were women and children. On the 28th of November, Colonel Chivington reached Fort Lyon withsomewhat more than seven hundred men of the first and third regimentsColorado cavalry, and ordering Major Anthony to join him with one hun-dred and twenty-five men and two pieces of artillery, made a forced marchthat day and night to Sand creek, and early in the morning of the 29thof November, surprised the Indian village, and though the Indians madesome resistance, butchered the women and children, and as many men aa , m, ~v!i»::KS:iii~ftiStj»:;^;:i::H;!!;:^. PLOTS OP THE REBELS IN CANADA. 851 he could reach. About seventy or eighty of the , mostly womenand children, were murdered, and their bodies mutilated as shamefully asthe Indians in Minnesota had mutilated the bodies of those they murderedin 1862. Colonel Chivington had been repeatedly informed that thesewere friendly Indians, but paid no attention to it, and took every precau-tion to prevent intelligence from reaching them of his intended result of this unrighteous and shameful massacre has been to createa feeling of bitterness and distrust in the minds of the Indian tribesthroughout Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, which has led to abun-dant murders and outrages. Colonel Chivingtons commission had ex-pired at the time of his committing this outrage, and he had no legitimateauthority to engage in any military movement. The Congressional Com-mittee on the Conduct of
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